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Two intersecting CMEs (coronal mass ejections), one slow and one fast, will hit earth at the same time increasing the chance of visible auroras in the lower latitudes tonight. Sometimes these are still invisible to the naked eye, but your phone's CCD will pick them up easily. submitted by /u/oldschoolscreenname |
After they made the atomic bomb, scientists came up with the Doomsday Clock. The symbolic clock, launched by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, warned how close humanity might be to destroying itself in the form of “minutes to midnight”. Since 1947, its hands have been moved closer and then further away from midnight in response…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Fake AI-generated doctors and health gurus have taken over Facebook and Instagram, sharing unproven medical advice and peddling dubious supplements. A recent New York Times investigation into the phenomenon reviewed hundreds of these ads, finding that they tend…
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As part of a work experience week at a local university we went to their observatory where they have a decently large solar telescope on a sturdy tracker mount (I am unsure of the specifics so I cannot really answer any questions lol) One of the professors (not sure, but person of expertise) set up…
Orbiting 250 miles above the US in the international space station, astronaut Cady Coleman did not look down and see red or blue states, sanctuary cities or communities occupied by thousands of federal immigration enforcement agents in camouflage uniforms and automatic weapons. What she saw was a single land, from Pacific to Atlantic, no borders…